Do You Love Him?" How Would I

What Good Did It Do To Light The World On Fire If She Had To Watch The Glow Alone?

The At-home Mother's Life: It Was A Race With No Finish Line.

I Guess No One Stays Friends For More Than Thirty Years Without Broken Hearts Along The Way.

Alice Started To Cry. It Came With No Sound, No Shuddering, No Childlike Hysterics, Just A Soul-deep Release That Turned Into Moisture And Dripped Down Her Puffy Pink Cheeks. She Touched Her Tears, Frowning. Then She Looked Up At Julia And Whimpered Two Words Before She Fell Asleep. ‘real Hurts.’

That Was The Thing About Best Friends. Like Sisters And Mothers, They Could Piss You Off And Make You Cry And Break Your Heart, But In The End, When The Chips Were Down, They Were There, Making You Laugh Even In Your Darkest Hours.